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Watch NASA unfurl basketball-court-sized solar sail for deep space propulsion (video)
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NASA has reached a significant technological milestone with progress on an experimental form of spacecraft propulsion which utilizes solar radiation. The space ...
Male astronauts headed to Mars could thrive on this vegetarian salad
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Mars-bound astronauts can now enjoy the “perfect” space meal thanks to new research on nutritional, sustainable and tasty options for long-duration missions. ...
India’s first solar observatory successfully reaches intended orbit
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The first Indian solar observatory has successfully reached its intended orbit, the country’s Space Research Organisation announced Saturday, as India seeks to ...
12 space medicine findings from 2023 that could help astronauts reach Mars one day
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It isn’t yet clear when humans will finally begin spending multiple years (perhaps even decades) in space while constructing space stations, Mars ...
The First Secret Asteroid Mission Won’t Be the Last
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For generations, Western space missions have largely occurred out in the open. We knew where they were going, why they were going ...
From the Moon’s south pole to an ice-covered ocean world, several exciting space missions are slated for launch in 2024
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The year 2023 proved to be an important one for space missions, with NASA’s OSIRIS-REx mission returning a sample from an asteroid ...
Eirsat-1, Ireland’s 1st satellite, makes space history
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A rectangular satellite hangs in a starry scape of space with a bright cloudy earth below. Ireland has joined the space club ...
Axiom Space’s 3rd private mission will conduct pioneering microgravity experiments on ISS
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Axiom Space and its partners, including the European Space Agency (ESA), have revealed some of the pioneering scientific investigations that will be ...
Cosmic radiation during spaceflight could increase risk of erectile dysfunction in astronauts
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The new era of human spaceflight is upon us with a crewed flight to the moon, on the Orion space capsule, scheduled ...
Episode 88 — Thanksgiving Special
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On Episode 88 of This Week In Space, Tariq and Rod discuss what they are grateful for in space. A lot of ...
